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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]

Overview

The incidence of follicular thyroid cancer is estimated to be 0.82 per 100 000 person-years. Females are more commonly affected with follicular thyroid cancer than males. The female to male ratio is approximately 3 to 1. The incidence of follicular thyroid cancer increases with age; the median age at diagnosis is 45 to 50 years.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Prevalence

• 9 of every 100 people with thyroid cancer have follicular thyroid cancer.

Incidence

• The incidence in the USA is 0.82 per 100 000 person-years
• The incidence of follicular thyroid cancer is 1.06 per 100 000 woman-years.
• The incidence of follicular thyroid cancer is 0.59 per 100 000 man-years.

Case Fatality Rate

• Mortality rate of follicular thyroid cancer ranges from 5% to 15%.

Age

• The median age at which follicular thyroid cancer is diagnosed is 45 to 50 years.

Gender

• Follicular thyroid cancer is 3 times more common in female than in males.